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Despite ongoing concerns about the global economic impact of coronavirus (COVID-19), Australia's biggest companies, including the Commonwealth Bank and CSL, racked up solid gains to push the Australian Securities Exchange to another near-record last week. The...

Australia’s largest bank has cut a range of home loan rates, including big reductions for investors, signalling it could be pushing for growth in the investment lending market. Source: Nils Versemann (Shutterstock) Commonwealth Bank has cut...

The latest collectables campaign from Coles is geared towards getting shoppers to spend more on food, but coronavirus (COVID-19) could put a damper on those plans, an economist warns. Source: Getty Images for Coles. Coles relaunched...

Fears of contracting coronavirus (COVID-19) have sent the price of hand sanitiser skyrocketing, as supermarkets warn that stocks are low. However, is it really that effective against viruses? And is it value for money? Here are...

Which tradies get paid the most in Australia? Find out today.

Australia's central bank is tipped to cut the cash rate at least once this year, so we've crunched the numbers to see the impact that could have on Australian hip pockets. Hint: homeowners could get even...

Global fears of the financial impact of the coronavirus stopped the Australian share market’s rise last week, denting its overall growth for January. Both the overall All Ordinaries index and the ASX 200 remained above 7,000...

People selling property in Hobart could be the most likely to make a profit, new research shows. Find out which council region in your city delivered the most reliable gains in 2019. Hobart experienced the highest...

Just when it seemed safe to think home loan rates couldn’t get any cheaper, a flurry of banks have started to cut their home loan interest rates in recent days. Two of the big four, a...

The Australian stock exchange finished solidly this week, reaching above 7,000 points for the second week in a row. Here's a list of the the best and worst performers. The ASX 200 finished at 7,096, which...

Two of the big four banks have now cut interest rates on savings products, more than a week ahead of an anticipated official cash rate cut. What can savers do to help maximise potential returns on...

AustralianSuper customers will be hit with a new admin fee, as the super fund attempts to offset the impact of government legislation.

National Australia Bank has been hit with a class action for allegedly ‘ripping off’ more than 330,000 super customers. Filed by law firm Maurice Blackburn on Wednesday, the class action accuses NAB subsidiaries MLC Nominees and NULIS...

A class action has been filed against Colonial First State Investments, alleging the Commonwealth Bank subsidiary eroded members' retirement savings.

Westpac has reduced interest rates across a range of its home loans for investors, in a bid to increase its share of that market. In some cases, the new package rates are lower than the bank...

Australians at supermarket checkouts could be the next to feel the effects of the wild weather that has decimated entire crops and limited the supply of goods. Here are some of the products you may need...

Unprecedented highs were reached on the Australian stock exchange last week, with the overall market surpassing 7,000 points for the first time ever. In the best start to a trading year for more than 25 years,...

A number of organisations have made financial assistance available to communities impacted by the bushfire emergencies devastating parts of Australia. Australians experiencing financial hardship as a result of the bushfires may be able to get help...

Just weeks after the federal government’s new First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS) was launched, experts have raised concerns that it has an “accessibility problem”. The initiative is designed to help eligible Australian first home buyers...

Australia's stock market ended at a record high last week, achieving a new peak of more than 6,900 points. Calmer international relations by the end of last week, a buoyant market in the United States and...